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Posted - 2006.02.15 02:21:00 -
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 Originally by: Debolika
Originally by: Wrayeth
Originally by: Raem Civrie
You'd be surprised. It's extremely hard for people to understand severe depression and the many little niggling problems that can follow it (anxiety, paranoia, sociophobia, etc), if they haven't experienced it themselves or witnessed it firsthand.
The sad fact is that often, patients stand alone.
QFT. Just...QFT.
Personally, I'm so sick of getting flak for not having motivation or ambition anymore. It's not like I don't want to have them, it's just that my dreams died somewhere along the way and I haven't yet found anything to replace them. When you're massively depressed, you're just kinda moving along at cruise control at best, just going through the motions. At worst, you've completely lost hope, and the light at the end of the tunnel is just an oncoming freight train.
People who haven't experienced it just don't understand what it's like, and presume to judge on the basis of that lack of understanding. This is one of the reasons why I despise 90% of humanity.
Whoa there buddy, don't go off on some half-ass tirade because people like me have a 'mental toolbox' that is able to sort OUR issues out without drugs and the like...
You are right about one thing, people who deal with the not-so-kind aspects of life in a way that doesn't force them into a depressive state, don't understand those of you who are weaker in this regard...
I have been to hell and back, taken the worst turns in my life and about screwed myself over into oblivion, yet you don't hear me complaining about my woes... The one thing I would want to hear from you supposed "victims" is to say that those of us that don't have depression are indeed 'stronger'... Any takers?
Hmmm wtf, where to start.
OK, from the age of 8 years old I got daily beatings from my step dad, it didnt get me down, I didnt get depressed, the age of 15 I left home and was essentialy homeless untill the age of 19, did I get dperessed? not at all, I got myself qualifications as an electrician while being homeless, I bought my house at 24 years old from being homeless at 15 through 19, never got me down once, guess I'm realy strong yeah?
Aged 28 I suffered a heart attack, causes unknown to this day, guess what? I'm depressed, and suffering badly mentaly from it, as well as physicaly.
You have no idea m8, and I truely hope you never do, but I went through some major sh*t as a kid and I never let it get me down once, then bam I get a physical problem that hit me realy hard, you dont choose for it to happen and its certainly nothing to do with being strong etc, it just happens, and as I said before I honestly hope you never find out for yourself.
To the OP good luck to you, hope everything works out and you get the help you need, I wont give any advice because as stated above it can cause more harm than good, so just get better soon m8.
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